It all started with How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? in 2006, then came Any Dream Will Do and in 2008 I'd Do Anything hit the screens.

Judy Garland played Dorothy in the film version

Lord Lloyd Webber said: "Our previous musical talent searches have provided an incredible shot in the arm for musical theatre in Britain and I can't wait to work with the BBC again in the hunt for Dorothy - an iconic role of course made famous by a young Judy Garland in the film in 1939.

On air in 2010

"But, as a cat man myself, however, I approach casting Toto with considerable trepidation."

Graham Norton will host the show, but the judges have yet to be announced. Auditions will start in early 2010 and the show will be on TV later that year.